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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
928 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure 30.80 inches will build east across Lake Erie on
Saturday. A trough averaging 29.90 inches crosses the lower Great
Lakes on Sunday followed by high pressure 30.40 inches building
south of the area on Monday and Tuesday. Low pressure of 29.80
inches slides southeast across the Great Lakes Region Tuesday
night through Wednesday.

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Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
928 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves in ice
free areas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Snow overnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
928 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
The lake is mostly ice covered.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Snow overnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Snow.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
Snow.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Snow
likely during the day.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow
Wednesday night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
928 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves in ice free
areas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Snow. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Snow. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Snow likely during the day. Heavy
freezing spray Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Heavy freezing spray during the
day. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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MAFOR 2404/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14700 11800 11100 12200. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave
heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 14600 11800 11100 11200. Waves omitted due
to the lake being mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12620 11610 13600 11300 11200. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday
and Saturday evening. Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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